Thinking of the very first topics we have done in class, I remembered how angry I was to the any kind of media workers such as photographers, cameramen, paparazzis, news reporters, etc. I do not know the reason but it probably lies somewhere in my childhood watching any kind of TV programs that exposes the lives of Turkish or worldwide celebrities. Starting from childhood I do not like my personal life to be seen by others or asked questions about it, I know that it is silly saying this but I just wanted to tell you the reason why I am so prejudiced about them.
The photograph of the little boy and the vulture is one of the most shocking and effective photographs I have ever seen. I saw this photo 4 or 5 years ago and listened the story behind it: A photographer named Kevin Carter took this photo(which made him win a Pulitzer Prize afterwards) and he just chased the vulture afterwards, leaving the child behind(who probably died soon after the photo was taken).
Now I am asking, is this what wee call news photographing? Or Art?
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